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Big food infiltration of UK Schools, and chocolate consumption and diabetes

Big food infiltration of UK Schools, and chocolate consumption and diabetes

Update: 2024-12-17
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Conflicts of interest harm health, and a new investigation uncovers the infiltration of big food manufacturers into UK schools. Emma Wilkinson reports on that investigation. Kamran and  Rebecca Coombes, head of journalism, discuss moves to reduce industry's impact on food policy in the UK.


A new research paper has identified a link between eating chocolate and lower rates of diabetes. Binkai Liu, doctoral student and Qi Sun, associate professor, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health explain what they found.


Finally, Sam Hutt is a doctor in the NHS, but is better known by his stage persona “Hank Wangford”. Hank performed a celebration of the NHS at Glastonbury this year, and has now released that song. He joins us to talk about what inspired him.


 


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Food industry has infiltrated UK children’s education: stealth marketing exposed
Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes

Hank Wangford

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Big food infiltration of UK Schools, and chocolate consumption and diabetes

Big food infiltration of UK Schools, and chocolate consumption and diabetes

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